All I want you to say is nothing at all
And all I want you to do is stare at the wall
I love your plastic hair and plastic eyes
Marvel at your plastic breasts and plastic thighs

My polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny

You're the perfect guy's accessory
Dangling from my arm for of the pretty people to see
Boy's with sassy pouts and perky glee
Great for backstage and entertainment award ceremonies

My polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny

Took you for a ride up in an aeroplane
But your body burst and left an ugly stain
Had to take your pieces back to the factory
It took them several weeks to get you back to me

My polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl
So shiny
Polyester girl

She's my polyester girl
Shiniest in all the world
She's my polyester girl
Shiniest in all the world
She's my polyester girl
Shiniest in all the world


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Polyester Girl Lyrics as written by Martin Lee Ben Ely

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    "took you for a ride up in an aeroplane but your body burst and left an ugly stain"

    Makes you think what the stain is, hehehe.

    Archfoeon May 06, 2003   Link
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    Basically a song celebrating ditzy trophy girlfriends, haha.

    6th_sadistic_sniperon September 22, 2004   Link
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    THis song is funny, the aeroplane bit especially. I dunno what the stain is meant to be....

    lauraismeon March 04, 2005   Link
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    Suddenly I just rembered this 1997-98 hit song, Polyester Girl, and I just listened to it. and its better than I had in my mind. Regurgitator's so quirky, I love it.

    "Took you for a ride up in an aeroplane..." part is a bit haunting... the song is deliciously ironic.

    Eatcarpeton March 26, 2005   Link
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    Sounds like a blow-up doll to me.

    kaleidoscopeeyes8on May 23, 2005   Link
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    kaleidoscopeeyes8 has got it. It's supposed to be a song about a man's love for his blow-up doll.

    amillionminuteson June 23, 2006   Link
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    and now that you know it's a blow-up doll, I think you can all guess what the "stain" is

    amillionminuteson June 23, 2006   Link
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    Why would he take his blow up doll to entertainment award ceremonies? He's talking about plastic blondes like Pamela Anderson, not sex toys.

    Regos the Saneon July 25, 2006   Link
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    Well yeah, it's a double meaning. Plastic blondes ARE sex toys!

    amillionminuteson November 19, 2006   Link
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    Remember the song "barbie girl" by aqua? It was a euphoric song. It was commenting on life. This is the same. Plastic represents the "perfect" life. Having a "polyester" girlfriend would mean the perfect girlfirend. "Marvel at your plastic breasts, and plastic thighs" It's a really good song! I was about 5 or 6 when i first heard it, thought it was great!!

    bradsteron December 02, 2006   Link

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